Iceland reveals participants for Söngvakeppnin 2019!

Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have now revealed the 10 participants of the upcoming edition of Söngvakeppnin as well as their competing entries.

This year there will be 10 participants rather than 12, however the broadcaster assured fans that the line-up would be as diverse as ever. This means that in each semi-final, there will be 5 competing acts. The semi-finals will take place on the 9th and 16th of February where four of the acts will progress to the final. There is also the option of a fifth finalist as a wildcard at the commission’s discretion. The final will be held on the 2nd of March.

During the semi-finals, the acts must perform their songs in Icelandic language, but in the final they are able to choose whether they want to perfom their entries in English.

The line-up features some familiar names, including Friðrik Ómar who represented Iceland at Eurovision as part of the duo Euroband back in 2008 with the song This Is My Life. The line-up also features Hera Björk who represented Iceland in 2010 with the song Je Ne Sais Quoi.

In terms of songwriters, the line-up also features Svala who represented Iceland in 2017 with the song Paper as well as Richard Micallef who represented Malta in 2014 as part of the group Firelight.